Prince and Princess Chichibu : two lives lived above and below the clouds : including a complete translation of Setsuko, Princess Chichibu's memoir The silver drum / / [translated by] Dorothy Britton.

• Author: Chichibu no Miya Setsuko, 1909-1995.
• TeilnehmendeR: Britton, D. Guyver 1922-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Edition: Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill eBook titles
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Notes: First English ed. published as: The silver drum : a Japanese imperial memoir / by Setsuko, Princess Chichibu ; [translated by Dorothy Britton]. 1996.; Includes index.; Translated from the Japanese.

This volume offers invaluable new insights into the controversial lives and history of Prince and Princess Chichibu - two high-profile members of the Japanese imperial family, both before and after the Pacific War. Their lives were lived both above and below ‘the clouds’, with the princess a commone...